Congressman Langworthy Introduces American Quantum Competitiveness Act (H.R. 10163)

U.S. Congressman Nick Langworthy (R-NY-23) has introduced H.R. 10163: The American Quantum Competitiveness Act, federal legislation establishing the U.S. Department of Commerce as the lead federal agency for commercial quantum technology, manufacturing, and supply chain resilience. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, the bill directs the Secretary of Commerce to develop a national competitiveness strategy and protect domestic supply chains against reliance on covered foreign adversaries.

Establishing Commerce Leadership and Trusted Supply Chains

While fundamental quantum R&D is coordinated across federal science agencies, H.R. 10163 establishes a dedicated framework for the commercialization and manufacturing phase of quantum systems:

• Designation of Federal Lead: Mandates the Secretary of Commerce to act as the primary advisor to the President on policy governing commercial manufacturing, deployment, private investment, and scaling of quantum computing, sensing, and communications technologies.

• Trusted Supply Chain Framework: Directs Commerce to identify critical quantum inputs—including cryogenic refrigerators, photonics, lasers, and semiconductor substrates—and establish risk-reduction measures to eliminate single-point vulnerabilities from covered foreign nations.

• Allied Coordination: Encourages formal supply chain agreements with "trusted suppliers" and foreign partners across NATO, the European Union, and the OECD.

Industry Endorsements and Regional Impact

The legislation is backed by the Quantum Industry Coalition (QIC)—which represents commercial quantum leaders including IBM, Alphabet (Google), and Microsoft—as well as regional innovation hubs like the NY SMART I-Corridor and research universities across Western New York (including the University of Rochester, RIT, University at Buffalo, Syracuse University, and RPI).

Review the full press release via the Office of Congressman Nick Langworthy here, and inspect legislative text on Congress.gov (H.R. 10163) here.

September 1, 2026